Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2067)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
172500002714	131	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-6	4915 Jefferson School Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 524-4390	124	9	14.1	45.2%	113 (91.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$13,689			$1,127			$12,562	93.9	93.9	108	23
172811002964	132	New Hope Elementary School	Public	K-8	1804 County Road 445 N	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	New Hope CCSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 842-3296	198	13	14.8	32.3%	194 (98.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,246			$881			$10,365	93.9	84	289	157
170505000191	133	North Barrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	24175 N Grandview Dr	North Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 381-4340	439	35	12.4	9.3%	347 (79.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.1%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$20,454			$656			$19,797	93.9	89.1	198	65
173717005707	134	Corron Elementary School	Public	K-5	455 Thornwood Way	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-6900	540	39	13.6	14.4%	332 (61.5%)	11 (2.0%)	67 (12.4%)	100 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$15,721			$290			$15,431	93.9	92.1	141	7
172190002462	135	May Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Church St	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 438-2351	657	50	13.2	19.6%	480 (73.1%)	8 (1.2%)	80 (12.2%)	63 (9.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$18,714			$563			$18,151	93.9	87.8	214	79
171198001442	136	South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Hackberry Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 945-5895	441	40	11		357 (81.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$20,200			$373			$19,827	93.8	95.7	71	65
173381003475	137	Willard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Ashland Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 366-6740	347	28	12.6		221 (63.7%)	16 (4.6%)	32 (9.2%)	31 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.3%)	$20,406			$805			$19,601	93.7	95.8	68	69
172771005516	138	Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2403 Kingsley Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-3208	411	33	12.6	15.1%	264 (64.2%)	8 (1.9%)	44 (10.7%)	69 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$18,805			$374			$18,432	93.7	92.5	134	4
173717003861	139	Wild Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	36W730 Red Haw Ln	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-3000	563	35	16	9.6%	447 (79.4%)	8 (1.4%)	45 (8.0%)	50 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,683			$236			$15,447	93.5	95.1	86	53
174074004435	140	Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 S Water St	Warren	61087	Jo Daviess County	Warren CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 745-2653	194	17	11.7	29.4%	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$16,882			$988			$15,894	93.5	90.1	179	39

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.